Flash upgrade? Nikon

All i can say is I have the SB-900 not only for the power output of the flash but how easy it is to access settings on it. Did have the D600 and sold it have to be honest I was not over happy with it. Can't say about the SB-700 but def. recommend the SB-900 if thats any help
 
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I'd say look at the ''Yongnuo YN565EX TTL Flash Speedlite'', all depends on your budget and how much you are willing to spend, I think the only thing this flash is missing is high speed sync but I don't think the D3100 has that anyway.
 
Also have a look at the di622 mk2 from nissin
I've got one its great bought on here a couple of years back never let me down
 
Wish you had posted this a couple of days ago, I've just given an SB800 away :bang:
Agree with Bazza I now have the SB910/2 and it's so easy to set up
 
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Then defiantly look at Yongnuo's range on the bay, the 560 III have built in receivers if you fancy manual flash's off camera and want an easy to use setup as they work with attaching just one trigger to the camera's hot shoe to fire them, not to control them though, but saying that Yongnuo are apparently bringing out a remote control unit for the 560 III version so that is a big plus to an all ready good flash unit.
 
If you don't want to spend the earth then I'd start off with the Yongnuo 565 or 568. The latter for HSS which can be useful sometimes.

They're great value. I know some knock them because they're cheap but you can almost get 3xYN-568's for the price of 1xSB910.

I have both the YN-565 & YN-568. Prefer the latter because of HSS and the beep is less annoying.
 
The D3100 wont work as a flash commander so you either need one that will (and then buy additional slave flashes) or use them in SU-4 mode.

Additionally buy some remotes however ones that support iTTL will set you back around £50 or so (possibly a little more)
 
The yongnuo 560 III has S1 and S2 mode and will fire with any on camera flash so you don't exactly need triggers at first if you are willing to use the popup flash on your camera to fire it, but getting hold of at least 1 rf-603 trigger will make it easier but not essential.
 
It depends on what remote system your going for. If your sticking with CLS which is Nikons Remote system then the SB700 and SB800 will work as remote commanders (Master) and without checking I would say with certainty the high end ones too like the SB900 and SB910 by that logic. Any CLS compatible Nikon flash can then be triggered as a slave.

As your probably going to be using no more than a couple of units to start with your probably better off using a 3rd Party solution. The first is an Optical Slave setup (Nikon Mark this as SU-4 Mode) however most 3rd Party flashes will have this mode and basically the flashes trigger whenever they see a flash from another flash (including the onboard flash) and you set the power on each flash from the flash itself.

Another way is with a couple of manual remote triggers which can be had from as little as £12 for cheap ones. These simply fit on the hotshoe and flash your units at whatever power they are set on. More expensive remotes such a Pocket Wizards etc will maintain the iTTL data and allow things such as flash exposure compensation to be dialed in from the body.
 
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Ok, and I'm lost!
Sorry, looks like I need to do some really research/reading into this.
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Disco41 mentioned the di622 mk2 from nissin

I use that with mine and it does just the job.
However, your first question is what do you want to use it for...

On camera or off?

If on camera - the likes of the nissin and the yongnuo will do as good a job as the nikon flashes at errr lighting your subject.

If off camera - you need to consider how to make the flash trigger. You should think about are you going to use a TTL or non-TTL trigger. If the non-TTL (cheap) wireless trigger - why get a flash that is TTL compatible - any flash will do (you have to manually set your aperture so you'll need to experiment or get a flash light meter.

This page helped me when I did my research for mine:
http://dpanswers.com/content/nikon_flash_models.php
 
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